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1988 Utah Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1988 Utah Gubernatorial Election?

Norman H. Bangerter won the 1988 Utah Gubernatorial Election. Norman H. Bangerter received 260,462 popular votes (40.13%). The main challenger was Ted Wilson (38.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Bangerter and Wilson

Bangerter +1.7 pts · won by 11,141 votes
Norman H. BangerterRepublicanWINNER40.13%
260,462 votes
Ted WilsonDemocratic38.41%
249,321 votes
Merrill CookIndependent21.05%
136,651 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.